New NOD to be released on November 5

[sobranie]

How long does it take to load on start up, Ray?  When I tried the pre-release version on my laptop, the splash screen stayed there for a good 40 seconds, which prohibited any other activity until it had decided to get itself going.  I wasn't sure if this was due to a start up scan, or whether it was just very slow to load.

You can disable the splash screen under set up in the user interface. This doesn't affect the prog of course.

[Simon]

Oddly enough, I actually quite like splash screens - but not when they won't go away! 

[Nick AJ]

Just installed the home security version on the 30 day free trial.  I'm already a NOD user and have been using zone alarm which seems to slow the computer a lot, especially at start up.  So far seems pretty good, quite quick, no delay at start up.

Firewall alerts for major programs, but once allowed no other issues.  Have to decide whether to spend extra to update after trial period.

[Rik]

Keep us posted, Nick.

[jupiter]

I'm having a go with Smart Security v3.5.0560.0.

So far great.  The only snag is that it will not add scanned tags to Thunderbird emails.  It will to hotmail emails which I collect via Thunderbird, but not to gmail and idnet addresses via Thunderbird.  I have entered port numbers etc etc.

Mind you, this was the same with earlier versions of NOD32. I don't find it a make or break because Thunderbird's own filtering works well and I have never had a virus or spam problem with email. Gmail itself seems pretty well filtered too.

But it does seem to be time that eset caught up with Thunderbird.

[Rik]

They've always rather targeted MS apps, Jupiter, though why I don't understand. Perhaps their business sales have always been the dominant sector of their turnover?

[Noreen]

NOD32 & ESS V 563 released

[jupiter]

NOD32 & ESS V 563 released

How does this work then Noreen?

I have 'update program components' in the update settings selected, but I don't get updated from version 560?

Maybe only major updates are picked up by earlier versions?

[Rik]

IIRC, Jupiter, it will only update components within a version, not upgrade to a newer version. This has to be done manually, but is free.

[Simon]

I'm having a go with Smart Security v3.5.0560.0.

So far great.  The only snag is that it will not add scanned tags to Thunderbird emails.  It will to hotmail emails which I collect via Thunderbird, but not to gmail and idnet addresses via Thunderbird.  I have entered port numbers etc etc.

I'm pretty sure it does work, because I installed ESET on my laptop, and I only have TBird on there.  The tag was definitely working, but I can't remember in which setting it was now.  Sorry to be unhelpful.  I do remember you had to choose from a drop down menu, and you could choose from tagging all mail, or contaminated mail only, and whether mail was tagged coming in, going out, or both ways.

[jupiter]

IIRC, Jupiter, it will only update components within a version, not upgrade to a newer version. This has to be done manually, but is free.

Thanks, yes. I used my original user/password, downloaded the updated version which overwrote the existing one, retaining all settings.  What eset seem coy about, or I just have not found it, is what changes they have made version to version.

I'm pretty sure it does work, because I installed ESET on my laptop, and I only have TBird on there.  The tag was definitely working, but I can't remember in which setting it was now.  Sorry to be unhelpful.  I do remember you had to choose from a drop down menu, and you could choose from tagging all mail, or contaminated mail only, and whether mail was tagged coming in, going out, or both ways.

A mystery. I have the drop down boxes and have set them. I have 3 ports in use for email cos TB is collected email from idnet, gmail and hotmail on ports 110, 140 and 995.  Still ESET notes that 0 emails have been checked.

Nor have I got the mail files in some unexpected location - the prog files in C:Program files and the data files in C:Docs n settings etc., which is where TB put them.

I feel sure that if Iemail ESET support it will be a long wait just now, as I think they are overwhelmed.

[Rik]

Hve you tried the Wilders forum, Jupiter? Here.

The email I received from Eset said the v2.7 installation should be removed before installing v3, so I wonder if that might have something to do with your problem?

[Simon]

Have you definitely enabled email scanning in the options?  Sorry to ask the obvious, Jupiter, but sometimes easy solutions are missed by looking too deeply, and there are a hell of a lot of configurations on ESET. 

[jupiter]

The email I received from Eset said the v2.7 installation should be removed before installing v3, so I wonder if that might have something to do with your problem?

OK. I didn't do that, but have now reinstalled from scratch.

I am now getting a scanned flag on messages sent from hotmail to idnet address (the idnet account uses port 110); no scanned flag when I send idnet to hotmail (that is using port 25 outgoing) even though I have set eset to scan outgoing messages; and no scanned flag when sending either idnet to gmail or gmail to idnet (gmail has to use port 995 for mail collection)

A fair summary would be that I am confused and I want to go home - oh I am.

[Rik]

I'm confused too, Jupiter.

[Simon]

I'm fairly certain it's to do with those drop down options.  I have to admit, IIRC, I also had trouble getting what I wanted to 'stick', and I think I had to end up selecting and saving the option, then closing and reopening the configurations interface to get it to stay at what I had selected.

[jupiter]

Thanks.  I will not be discouraged and will keep messing. 

[jupiter]

OK.  So I uninstalled Smart Security, purged the registry of hangover entries, reinstalled.

I also, somewhat randomly, ticked additional items in the ESS lists under http protocols and email clients, in case picking up emails from gmail and hotmail involved routes in/out which were not apparent to me.

The result is that now incoming messages sent from gmail to idnet addresses are flagged checked, and messages from hotmail to idnet addresses are flagged checked.

Outgoing messages are still not being flagged checked, though that is a lesser concern.  In short, I'm not sure how, but the situation has been improved!

[Rik]

There are times with computers, Jupiter, that the result matters more than understanding how you achieved it (though I'd make a note of the settings as they stand).

[Noreen]

Another update is now available. Nod 32 3.0.566.0

[jupiter]

Another update is now available. Nod 32 3.0.566.0

Have you found how to discover what changes are being made version to version Noreen?  This would help decide whether to download an updated version.

[Lance]

Normally Jupiter, this minor updates (ie from 3.0.563.0 to 3.0.566.0) would just be minor bug fixes, which they are unlikely to detail. I might be proved wrong though!

[jupiter]

Normally Jupiter, this minor updates (ie from 3.0.563.0 to 3.0.566.0) would just be minor bug fixes, which they are unlikely to detail. I might be proved wrong though!

Thanks - I suspected so, and hence not worth downloading. Though it isn't a hard process as settings seem to be retained when moving version to version.

[Ray]

Normally Jupiter, this minor updates (ie from 3.0.563.0 to 3.0.566.0) would just be minor bug fixes, which they are unlikely to detail. I might be proved wrong though!

Lance, it seems this latest update only fixes some issues with installation therefore not neccessary for most people.

[Lance]

Thanks Ray